Luke Barron, MSLS

As a Clinical Librarian at the Health Sciences Library, I provide reference, instruction, and expert searching services to students, faculty, and staff in the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health. I primarily serve as the liaison to the Department of Surgery, in which capacity I collaborate on surgical research, locate information to support evidence-based surgical practice, and assist with clinical education. I'm always happy to provide advice and training on literature searches for research and clinical queries, citation management, scholarly communications endeavors, and efficient use of library resources.

I obtained my Master of Science in Library Science degree from UNC-CH's School of Information and Library Science, before which I worked on the medical informatics team of a Federal Qualified Health Center in Waco, TX. My research interests include streamlining literature searching methods with an emphasis on systematic reviews; accessibility and usability of library resources; and instructional methods in library education.

Publications

• Nachman, S., Barron, L., Ottosen, T., Burrows, H., Jones, E. P., & Moreton, E. (2024). Translation of Systematic Review LibGuide Content Using Plain Language and Scientific Writing Best Practices. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 43(4), 279–291. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2024.2395228
• Garacitano, J., Barron, L., McSwain, D., & Khairat, S. (2024). How is digital health suitability measured? A systematic review. Digital Health, 10, 20552076241288316. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241288316

Conference Participation

• Barron, L. (2024). A Novel Excel-Based Search Builder and Translator for Systematic Reviews. Presentation at the IRDL Online Research Conference.
• Nachman, S., Carlson, R., & Barron, L. (2024). Update and Expansion of an Interprofessional Education Search Strategy Validation Study for NLM PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and Elsevier Embase. Paper presentation at the Medical Library Association 2024 Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
• Barron, L., Drummond, C., & Mead, M. (2023). Beyond Scholarly Publishing: Open Access is not so Open-and-Shut. Panel discussion at the 65^th Biennial Conference of the North Carolina Library Association, Winston-Salem, NC.
• Moreton, E.O., Ottosen, T. Burrows, H., Nachman, A.S., Barron, L., & Jones, E.P. (2023). Translation of Systematic Review LibGuide Content Using Plain Language and Scientific Writing Best Practices. Paper presentation at the Medical Library Association 2023 Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI.
• Rafalski, M., Gill, J., Barron, L., Odlozil, C., & Valencia, M. (2019). Cognitive workload analysis of context aware clinical decision support compared to traditional CDS alerts. Poster presentation at the American Medical Informatics Association 2019 Annual Symposium, Washington DC. 17 November 2019. 
• Rafalski, M., Gill, J., Barron, L., & Cochran, C. (2018). Sustainability of depression screening rates over time using context aware workflow. Poster presentation at the American Medical Informatics Association 2018 Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA.  
• Rafalski, M., Gill, J., Barron, L., & Cochran, C. (2018). High rate of falls risk screening with minimal staff training using context aware clinical decision support. Poster presentation at the American Medical Informatics Association 2018 Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA.
• Rafalski, M. & Barron, L. (2018). Context aware workflow compared to traditional alerts for clinical decision support for in visit patient screening. Presentation at the American Medical Informatics Association 2018 Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA.